Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Parulidae — New World Warblers
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, is a New World warbler that breeds in North America, from central Canada and south-eastern Canada into the north-eastern USA. In the non-breeding season it moves south to Mexico, Peru and the West Indies. It is the only species in Mniotilta. The bird is strongly marked in black and white, with both sexes showing a white eyebrow, dark wings with two pale wing bars, and a streaked back and underparts. Breeding males have a dark cheek and streaked throat, while females show a grey cheek and a pale throat and sides.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Parulidae — New World Warblers
- Breeding range
- North America: c Canada to se Canada and ne USA
- Nonbreeding range
- Mexico to Peru and West Indies
